Native HLS Firefox

Reviews of Native HLS

By: Gaetan Hervouet Add-on
List of user reviews and ratings for Native HLS

Total ratings

3.90 (Rating count: 73)
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Review summary

Pros
  • Useful when combined with youtube-dl for streaming purposes
  • Works well with specific versions of hls.js like 7.10
  • Easy to use for various streaming platforms
Cons
  • Not maintained properly, with outdated versions of hls.js (only 0.8.2 available)
  • Does not work consistently across all versions of Firefox
  • Failure to playback videos in Firefox with certain playlists
  • Users experiencing issues with specific streams not functioning
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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30
All time rating average: 3.90
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 5 star
58% (45)4 star
13% (10)3 star
9% (7)2 star
5% (4)1 star
14% (11)
DateAuthorRatingComment
2026-04-11 ki***** no longer maintained here so it doesn't work on firefox only chrome
no longer maintained here so it doesn't work on firefox only chrome
2025-03-28 敬念*****
2025-02-13 退出*****
2024-10-19 Fi*****
2023-10-09 Dj***** Sadly this doesn't appear to be maintained any longer. hls.js is only version 0.8.2 instead of the current 1.4.12 None of Apples example streams worked, so I guess this add-on is broken (I only tested Nightly 120) https://developer.apple.com/streaming/examples/
Sadly this doesn't appear to be maintained any longer. hls.js is only version 0.8.2 instead of the current 1.4.12 None of Apples example streams worked, so I guess this add-on is broken (I only tested Nightly 120) https://developer.apple.com/streaming/examples/
2022-12-27 翻墙***** 欢迎光临翻墙部落! 打开天窗，听听外面的声音! 穿越迷雾，寻找人生真谛! https://github.com/osurf/jzdy/blob/master/README.md?
欢迎光临翻墙部落! 打开天窗，听听外面的声音! 穿越迷雾，寻找人生真谛! https://github.com/osurf/jzdy/blob/master/README.md?
2022-12-25 Ga***** Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
2022-09-09 Fi***** doesn't playback video in FF (at least with playlist I had) but work in Chrome
doesn't playback video in FF (at least with playlist I had) but work in Chrome
2022-09-05 Fi*****
2022-08-07 ma*****
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